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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
752 PM AKDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1922 AKDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA INTERIOR WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL
ALASKA INTERIOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ARCTIC SLOPE TO THE
SOUTHEAST INTERIOR.

THE RIDGE WILL BRING WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA SUNDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOW TO MID 80S AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100) PERCENT IN THE EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) BY 0500.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO
                    7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KIP SHIELDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.ROCKS.02/AFG